Book art: Yesterday was Earth Day 2018 and today is the World Book Day. So much to celebrate! I find it proper to post some photos of my little book art piece Jörð | Earth. This artist’s book is currently on display at the book art exhibition BORDERLAND at KCC Center for Book Arts at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine, USA. There I exhibit along with other members of ARKIR Book Arts Group, but the exhibition is soon coming to an end: closes April 30.

This book is a collection of round shaped images, each one like an orb of its own. Half-open the book forms a hemisphere, closed the form is a quarter of a circle. The photographs show various surfaces of the land, of the ground: the earth. The seasons and the soil, the dirt under our feet, all what deserves to be valued and cherished and given time to observe. We tend instinctively to seek the green, fertile and flourishing nature, but the peripheral areas of the earth: the land where wind and rain, frost and snow, flood and draught make it just about habitable, are no less fascinating, as they so often reveal the amazing victory of life. The word earth has many meanings that are closely linked, indeed a small word with a huge significance!

Book art exhibition: Selected artists for the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 have now been announced. My artist’s book In Memoriam is one of the selected works as well as couple of works by my fellow artists in the artist group ARKIR. The triennial exhibition will travel both as a whole and or as a selection of works. The theme this time was ‘Memento mori’. See list of scheduled exhibitions below.

Listi yfir sýningarstaði 2018-2019 | Schedule of the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018,further information and dates to be updated:

Book art exhibition: On Tuesday, January 30, the book art exhibition BORDERLAND will open in KCC Center for Book Arts at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine, USA. Exhibitors are all 11 members of ARKIR book arts group, and two bookbinders from the bookbinding studio Bóklist. The exhibition is curated by Rebecca Goodale. Open until April 30, 2018. I participate with several works, all related to the theme: „land“. Below is one of my works: Jörð | Earth based on a collection of my photographs. On the left is work in progress, on the right: the finished item. See ARKIR’s homepage for further information.

♦ Book art: On Sunday my book arts group ARKIR will open a variant of our exhibition ENDURBÓKUN (Re-book), in Safnahúsið in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. As in the previous exhibitions of same name, the works are made and inspired from discarded library books. If in Ísafjörður make sure you don’t miss the exhibition in Safnahúsið – the Old Hospital. The exhibition opens on Sunday, August 28th at 2 pm Opening hours during weekdays: 1-6 pm and 1-4 pm on Saturdays. The exhibition ends on October 29th.

To see more of ARKIR’s book art go toARKIR Book Arts Blog. To see more of my book art check out this page.

♦ Book art: Yesterday my book arts group ARKIR opened a new version of our exhibition ENDURBÓKUN (Re-book), in Amtsbókasafnið, Akureyri City Library, on June 2nd 2016. All the works are created from old books, mostly discarded books from Reykjavík City Library.

To see more of ARKIR’s book art go toARKIR Book Arts Blog. To see more of my book art check out this page.

♦ Book Art: This is a reminder: Don’t miss ARKIR’s book art exhibition in Hannesarholt Cultural house, Grundarstígur 10, Reykjavík! We exhibit older works along with new works dedicated to poet and politician Hannes Hafstein (1861-1922). The exhibition: “UNDIR SÚÐINNI”, (IN THE ATTIC), is open until March 6th. See more about ARKIR: Book Arts Group. Hannesarholt opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm. Hannesarholt restaurant is highly recommended!

♦ Book art: As a member of ARKIR Book Arts Group I have been arranging next ARKIR book art exhibition: “UNDIR SÚÐINNI”, – IN THE ATTIC, referring to the exhibition room: a cosy loft in Hannesarholt Cultural house. A small selection of new works is dedicated to Hannes Hafstein (1861-1922), a poet – and Iceland’s first Minister of State and his house at Grundarstígur. Older selected works may have reference to the spirit of the olden days: being political, ethnological and as so much of Hannes Hafstein’s poetry, referring to the land and nature of Iceland.

Welcome to the opening at 3 pm in Hannesarholt on Saturday, February 6th.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm.